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Report: Israeli drone shot down in Syria
By NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA \
12/22/2014 12:10:18 AM
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Invoking 'children of Palestine,' driver slams car into pedestrians in Dijon, France
Eleven people injured, two of them seriously, but their lives not at risk.
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 1:07:52 AM
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Syria says it shot down an Israeli drone near Golan
SANA says a Skylark 1 drone was shot down over village of Hadar.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 6:28:17 AM
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IDF denies Syrian report that Israeli drone was downed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 2:27:37 AM
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Israel women’s basketball icon Liron Cohen retires
Cohen played for some of Europe’s best clubs over the past eight seasons.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/22/2014 3:27:04 AM
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Mac TA cruises past Mac PT to cut gap from first place
Zahavi scored in his 17th straight league match, taking his overall tally over that stretch to 25 goals, 16 of them this season.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/22/2014 3:32:29 AM
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Yellow-and-blue makes it seven straight
Holon no rival for Mac TA, Ness Ziona and Nahariya claim crucial tight wins at home.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/22/2014 3:36:40 AM
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China arrests thousands in porn, gambling crackdown
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 3:53:36 AM
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Another victory for Iran – Fewer sanctions, more time
By EARL COX \
12/22/2014 4:02:26 AM
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Latest report on Mossad’s ‘Hezbollah spy’ says he gave up details of Burgas bombing
The alleged spy had frustrated attacks against Israel and held a number of important positions.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/22/2014 4:35:12 AM
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What do the latest Olmert recordings mean for his legal saga?
The new recordings have joined an already stranger-than-fiction saga of Olmert’s legal entanglements.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/22/2014 4:58:10 AM
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Arab parties now close to a united list, MK says
The decision to raise the electoral threshold to 3.25% of the vote has forced the parties to band together in order to win seats.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/22/2014 5:05:46 AM
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Livni: The world listens to me
‘You do not involve foreign officials in Israeli politicalmatters,’ defense minister says of Hatnua leader.
By Lidar Gravé-Lazi,HERB KEINON \
12/22/2014 5:17:12 AM
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Obama voices outrage over NYC police shootings to Philadelphia police commissioner
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 5:29:36 AM
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Deputy A-G refuses to investigate Bennett for alleged Gaza war leak
The request to investigate Bennett was based on uncorroborated news reports adding that the NGO should file a formal police complaint, AG's office wrote.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/22/2014 5:34:07 AM
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Woman found stabbed dead in Rishon Lezion apartment
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 7:27:35 AM
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'One in three children in Israel is poor,' says new report by poverty NGO
According to the humanitarian aid organization Latet, an estimated 2.54 million people are living in poverty.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/22/2014 7:43:16 AM
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Bible reading
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/22/2014 8:11:57 AM
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Murder-suicide suspected after police find woman, husband dead in Rishon
The woman, aged 44, was found inside her apartment on Arnon Street with stab wounds across her upper body.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/22/2014 8:57:32 AM
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WATCH: Israeli company develops smartphone for disabled
The Sesame Phone is customized to the user's face and allows them to select applications and move the curser.
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 9:41:55 AM
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Finance Committee approves funding for settlements despite objections by leftist politicians
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/22/2014 9:44:51 AM
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Finance Committee approves funding for settlements despite objections by leftist politicians
The Finance Ministry, which is now under the auspices of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had requested the funds last week.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/22/2014 9:52:24 AM
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IDF arrests knife-wielding Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/22/2014 9:59:20 AM
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IDF arrests knife-wielding Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
Meanwhile, the IDF arrested eight Palestinian security suspects across the West Bank overnight.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/22/2014 10:04:24 AM
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WATCH: Palestinian cleric says husbands must know password for wives' Facebook accounts
Sheikh Khaled al-Maghrabi said that for a woman to have an Internet account that is blocked with a password unknown to her husband constitutes a violation of Islamic law.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 10:30:26 AM
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Hamas conducts rocket tests, drawing the attention of the Israeli military
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/22/2014 10:34:51 AM
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Hamas conducts rocket tests in Gaza, drawing the attention of the Israeli military
Hamas fires rockets into the sea every few days, as part of its weapons program.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/22/2014 10:41:00 AM
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Liberman to South Korean colleague: Seoul understands better than most what Israel faces
By HERB KEINON \
12/22/2014 10:47:54 AM
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Liberman to S. Korean colleague: Seoul knows what it is like to have bad neighbors
Foreign minister tells South Korean colleague: Seoul understands better than most what Israel faces.
By HERB KEINON \
12/22/2014 7:26:27 PM
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Syrian state media unveils IDF drone allegedly 'shot down'
The photos of the unmanned aerial vehicle which were unveiled show Hebrew writing and stickers indicating that the “Skylark” drone was property of the IDF.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 11:36:10 AM
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Don't Let the Left Lapse in Defending Democracy (or the Right)
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
12/22/2014 12:22:36 PM
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WATCH: Santa distributes Christmas trees to Jerusalem residents
A cheerful bell-ringing Santa walked back and forth on the Old City's walls, calling on Christian residents to come pick out a tree free of charge.
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 12:10:40 PM
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CIA trains agents to avoid security screening at Ben-Gurion Airport, WikiLeaks document shows
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 12:10:57 PM
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CIA lists Ben-Gurion among toughest airports to trick
WikiLeaks document details agency’s training of spies.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/22/2014 12:22:16 PM
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A dark day for Hollywood
Not releasing 'The Interview' sets a disturbing precedent where menacing forces can determine what America should or shouldn't see.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
12/22/2014 12:50:58 PM
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Herzog-Livni joint list leading Likud, Knesset Channel poll finds
Bayit Yehudi would have third most votes, with 16 mandates, followed by Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid with 11, according to poll.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 1:38:21 PM
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‘Yazidi women dragged by their hair, sold into sex slavery for $25’
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 1:51:53 PM
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‘Yazidi women dragged by their hair, sold into sex slavery by ISIS for $25’
The accounts from Yazidi women in Iraq are consistent with claims made by Kurdish women in Syria who have also come under the thumb of ISIS.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 2:08:43 PM
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Peres: Netanyahu can't feed the poor with declarations
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/22/2014 2:15:37 PM
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Likud: Poverty report a coordinated anti-Netanyahu campaign
Peres: Prime Minister Netanyahu can’t feed the poor with declarations.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/22/2014 2:19:38 PM
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Erekat: Kerry didn't ask us to hold off UN bid until after Israeli election
PA chief negotiator says UN draft resolution mandating Israeli withdrawal to 1967 lines within two years will move forward in a matter of days.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 2:30:12 PM
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India could stop automatic support for Palestinians at United Nations
Indian daily "The Hindu" quotes two Indian government sources as saying that a change in India's voting pattern was being considered.
By HERB KEINON \
12/22/2014 2:47:41 PM
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JPost News: December 22
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 3:13:22 PM
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Settlers light Menorah at Joseph’s Tomb after site vandalized
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/22/2014 3:16:03 PM
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Celebrities celebrate Hanukka via social media
Drake, James Franco and Ellen DeGeneres are in the Hanukka spirit this holiday season, and they are plastering social media with proof of their festive celebrations.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 3:19:11 PM
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‘The peace process is like rock and roll – it is never going to die’
The ‘Magazine’ engages in Part II of a conversation with Washington-based
public policy scholar Aaron David Miller – on Iran, Israel and the Palestinians.
ERIC R. MANDEL \
12/22/2014 3:25:48 PM
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Rivlin: PA must protect Jewish holy sites such as Joseph’s Tomb
When the first visitors arrived at the tomb late Sunday night, they saw that vandals had cut the electricity and broken the lights.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/22/2014 3:26:05 PM
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US leads 22 more air strikes against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 3:44:53 PM
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Parents refusal of routine vitamin K injection after baby’s birth leads to neurosurgery
A deficiency in vitamin K can lead to uncontrolled hemorrhaging in various parts of the body.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/22/2014 3:46:31 PM
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National Lottery withdraws Landau Prize to poet Yitzhak Laor
Widespread protests on social media arose against the pronouncement to award the prize to Laor due to complaints he had sexually assaulted numerous women, over several years.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/22/2014 3:49:24 PM
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Five killed as Libyan forces and Islamist fighters clash in Benghazi
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 4:21:46 PM
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WATCH: Dr. Evil returns in address to North Korea
Actor Mike Myers resurrects Dr. Evil of 'Austin Powers' in address to N. Korea for SNL skit. "If you really want to put a bomb in a movie theater, do what I did: Put in 'The Love Guru'."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 4:37:11 PM
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David's Sling 'can intercept warheads over enemy territory,' Rafael official tells 'Post'
Air defense system is entering the production stage and will have initial operational capability in 2016.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/22/2014 7:17:27 PM
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Palestinian voices show dissent over statehood resolution at UN
Barghouti accuses Abbas of making unjustified concessions on rights, calls for significant revision, Malki: Amendments are being made.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/22/2014 4:46:39 PM
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Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities add five new researchers to its prestigious ranks
One woman and four men join the ranks of the country's most distinguished scholars.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/22/2014 4:57:25 PM
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Feiglin to meet with gay activists
Sources close to Likud MK say his extremist and intolerant reputation is out of date.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/22/2014 5:01:49 PM
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Turkey's Erdogan says birth control 'treason' against Turkish lineage
"For years they committed a treason of birth control in this country, seeking to dry up our bloodline."
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 5:04:13 PM
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IDF indicts lone soldier for aiding Livvix with obtaining weapons to attack Islamic sites
Lone soldier accused of providing Adam Everett Livvix with ammunition earlier this month indicted.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/22/2014 5:06:22 PM
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India could end support to Palestine at UN
By Vijeta Uniyal \
12/25/2014 10:26:26 PM
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Ha'aretz columnist Gideon Levy detained after allegedly cursing, spitting at IDF soldiers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 5:19:54 PM
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Anger simmers as EU Parliament shoots down anti-Semitism task-force
MEP's support establishment of body to deal with recent rise in anti-Semitism.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/22/2014 5:42:11 PM
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Construction of first Gazan Coca-Cola plant begins
COGAT approved the plant, which will compete with an already-existing Pepsi plant, before the summer war with Gaza.
By NIV ELIS \
12/22/2014 5:48:45 PM
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Primary candidates court Bayit Yehudi Anglos – 5-7% of the party
Bayit Yehudi values "the in-gathering of exiles."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/22/2014 5:50:15 PM
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Papal visit generated significant rise in Christian tourism in first half of 2014
Summer war with Gaza led to slow down.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/22/2014 6:29:19 PM
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Police detain Gideon Levy of Ha'aretz in Samaria
Levy and a photographer were taken in for questioning at the Samaria subdistrict under suspicion of violating the ban on entering area A and for attacking soldiers.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/22/2014 6:30:09 PM
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Livni to finalize list Tuesday
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/22/2014 6:44:07 PM
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Soccer bigwig to be indicted for series of sex crimes
Police say Ofer Tzabari, arrested on suspicion of carrying out sex crimes against underage victims, is a "dangerous man."
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/22/2014 6:56:15 PM
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Jerusalem Municipality announces tourism initiative to reinvigorate beleaguered economy
Barkat to launch series of free winter cultural events in capital coupled with special packages from area businesses.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/22/2014 6:56:23 PM
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Two men indicted for allegedly trying to car bomb rival gang
Attempt follows extended period of inter-gang violence between the two gangs.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/22/2014 7:23:18 PM
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Rivlin calls for Holocaust survivors to be enabled to live in dignity
"Your generation produced a dynasty, planted seeds, and educated as you carried the torch,” Rivlin said to survivors.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/22/2014 7:28:10 PM
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Qatari-owned Al Jazeera suspends Egypt channel
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 7:36:17 PM
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Lehava leader says arrested members denied freedom of speech
"My activists work according to the law, if they did otherwise, that has no connection to me," says Gopstein.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/22/2014 7:51:45 PM
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Israel 'great country to live in,' Netanyhau tells new immigrants
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/22/2014 8:10:55 PM
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8 Arab east Jerusalem residents indicted for using Facebook to incite terrorism
Suspects praised terrorists, encouraged murder of Jews and security personnel with multiple inflammatory posts.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/22/2014 8:14:49 PM
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Music with a spring
The various stages of the competition are held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and are free and open to the general public.
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/22/2014 8:36:38 PM
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Janet Jackson visits West Bank kids as UNICEF ambassador
She did not visit Israel during her time in the region.
By JORDYN SCHWERSKY \
12/22/2014 8:39:56 PM
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Theater Review: Gorodish
Written and directed by Hillel Mittelpunkt, Cameri Theater, December 19.
By HELEN KAYE \
12/22/2014 8:48:25 PM
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Egyptian operations against terrorism redoubles as attacks continue
Israeli expert: Egyptian army has redoubled its efforts to hit militant groups but this fight is far from over
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/22/2014 8:58:34 PM
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The swinging of the pendulum
Let us catch that spark which can kindle a world, a people, a person, thereby illuminating the causes in which we are involved.
By DAVID GEFFEN \
12/22/2014 9:07:06 PM
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The Chosen Frozen: Some background
By Ryan Fagan \
12/22/2014 9:07:37 PM
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‘A most sly and devious Cat’
By ALEX KLINEBERG \
12/22/2014 9:13:34 PM
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From self-hate to self-affection
Self-hatred speaks to an inner dissatisfaction with one’s nation and its values.
By NAPHTALI HOFF \
12/22/2014 9:16:01 PM
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France: 10 injured after man rams vehicle into Christmas market
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 9:28:48 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: A Maccabean solution for the Gaza Strip
Just as the Hanukka candles that we kindle each night stand ramrod straight, giving off light in defiance of their surroundings, so too must Israel.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
12/22/2014 9:29:51 PM
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The story behind an ad condemning the treatment by Hamas and Iran of the LGBT community
It’s time to hold oppressive dictators and religious fanatics accountable for their homophobia and violence against LGBT communities.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
12/22/2014 9:32:27 PM
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Original Thinking: Israel looks on Europe with dismay
Europe does not have the stomach, or the political will, to fight Islamic terrorism with all its force, if at all.
By BARRY SHAW \
12/22/2014 9:34:20 PM
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Dotting I’s and crossing T’s while negotiating possible employment
One of the most important phrases guiding work in any sphere or sector is, “God is in the details.”
By STEPHEN G. DONSHIK \
12/22/2014 9:41:06 PM
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December 22: Shame, Shame
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/22/2014 9:47:36 PM
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Wage politics
The state has an important role to play in ensuring that workers receive a living wage.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/22/2014 9:51:07 PM
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Man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' rams van into Christmas market in France, injuring 10
Five people suffered serious injuries, including the driver.
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 9:51:11 PM
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Israel against the forces of sentimental appeal
The Israeli authorities have apparently understood very little of how sentimental appeal works and of what makes it effective in the propaganda battle.
By MANFRED GERSTENFELD \
12/22/2014 9:54:36 PM
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The Lupolianski case – a test for Israeli society
Hesed is hesed is hesed.
By SHMUEL JAKOBOVITS \
12/22/2014 9:58:14 PM
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Fleeing civil war, thousands of Ukrainians take refuge in Israel
Founder of IFCJ, Yechiel Eckstein, paid for Monday’s flight, which he intends to be the first of many. "This is a historic day not just for the olim themselves but for the people of Israel."
By SAM SOKOL,YARDENA SCHWARTZ \
12/22/2014 10:00:47 PM
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MK Stern: Defection of nat-relig rabbis to Yishai could increase hardline rabbinical influence
MK Elazar Stern draws criticism on Tekuma-Bayit Yehudi alliance, says next Knesset likely prone to religious influence.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/22/2014 10:33:39 PM
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Jordan puts Brotherhood politician on trial over UAE comments
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 10:53:52 PM
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AG’s office to rule on funding new settler visitor center during elections
Right wing politicians approve funding of project without ruling of Attorney General's office.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/22/2014 11:05:03 PM
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Tips for Entrepreneurs: Carrot vision
"There’s nothing wrong with testing and questioning authority and tinkering with a business idea or model to get the most out of it."
By ISSAMAR GINZBERG \
12/22/2014 11:12:02 PM
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North Korea's internet goes out
By REUTERS \
12/22/2014 11:51:31 PM